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Q: We are often told not to imitate advanced devotees. How can we identify who is actually an advanced ...

A: First, one should remain truthful about one's own level of realization. Suppose you wish to purchase ...

Q: [When Paramātmā is in our heart, then why we feel separation?] We know from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam th ...

A: Presence and separation are two different experiences. When you see someone in person, all your sens ...

Q: [Connection between quality of chanting and effectiveness of service] Sometimes I am given a particu ...

A: It is beneficial to understand that sincere chanting makes us more receptive to the guidance of Para ...

Q: ['I am the taste in the water'-how to understand this?] The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains that taste is ...

A: The Bhāgavatam explains that taste, smell, touch, sound, and other sensory qualities are ultimately ...

Q: [Will Lord sanction the desire of a devotee who is stuck to a material desire?] We often hear that t ...

A: No. Kṛṣṇa is the Chaitya-guru, the spiritual guide within the heart. Being supremely intelligent, He ...

Q: [Can one think of Kṛṣṇa during any sense enjoyment and become purified?] Śrīla Prabhupāda once told ...

A: The purification comes from remembering Kṛṣṇa—not from the act of drinking wine. Wine itself has no ...

Q: Śrīla Prabhupāda gave the example of a cat carrying a rat and a cat carrying its kitten to explain t ...

A: Śrīla Prabhupāda explained that when a cat carries a rat in its mouth, it is carrying it to kill or ...

Q: How can we know whether our actions are truly surrendered? Whenever we perform some service, how can ...

A: The first level of surrender is external. If you are sincerely following the system given by Śrīla P ...

Q: You mentioned that the Lord fulfills a person's desires according to what he deserves. What exactly ...

A: "Deserve" refers to the accumulated balance of pious activities (puṇya) and sinful activities (pāpa) ...

Q: [Root cause of this exploiting mentality] You mentioned that living entities have an exploiting natu ...

A: The root cause of the exploiting mentality is our perceived separation from Kṛṣṇa. This false sense ...